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>> president obama the democrat. at the moment, the president has the edge, a number of reasons why. when you ask voters among likely voters who went to college, 52% for president obama. we have to match those up as those who describe themselves as moderates. 58% describe themselves as moderates. they tend to live in the suburbs. in states like colorado, suburban voters often swing the election. this is an important advantage for the president as part of the economic debate. not all bad for governor romney. state of florida, more from our most recent poll. older voters tend to be more reliable. voters 50 years of age and older. again, more reliable voting group. 54% support governor romney on taxes as opposed to 42% for president obama. obviously, jobs number one part of the economy. on taxes, at the moment, an advantage for the president. >> governor romney has been criticized by fellow republicans for not laying out enough specifics in the tax plan, particularly which loopholes he would close. how has the campaign
>> president obama the democrat. at the moment, the president has the edge, a number of reasons why. when you ask voters among likely voters who went to college, 52% for president obama. we have to match those up as those who describe themselves as moderates. 58% describe themselves as moderates. they tend to live in the suburbs. in states like colorado, suburban voters often swing the election. this is an important advantage for the president as part of the economic debate. not all bad...
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is there anything the obama administration can say or do to calm things down there? >> reporter: well, i think you have still very much a situation in the arab world where the united states is unpopular. if you look at what president morsi of egypt did, it is a political calculation. he initially first of all didn't react for 24 hours or more. and then when he finally did, as i said, condemned the film rather than the violence against american targets. the u.s. is still very unpopular. first because of the iraq war and under the obama administration with very unpopular drone strikes and policies that arabs and muslims in some parts of the world consider to be offensive to them. so what the u.s. needs to do, you know, is in order to win a pr war perhaps one of the moments where the world had the most sympathy of america is in the tragic death of ambassador chris stevens in libya two days ago. there was a real outpouring on twitter and also on the streets of tripoli with counter protests of libyans holding up signs saying we are sorry, this does not represent islam. it
is there anything the obama administration can say or do to calm things down there? >> reporter: well, i think you have still very much a situation in the arab world where the united states is unpopular. if you look at what president morsi of egypt did, it is a political calculation. he initially first of all didn't react for 24 hours or more. and then when he finally did, as i said, condemned the film rather than the violence against american targets. the u.s. is still very unpopular....
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. >> obama? >> obama to change the narrative. you think he actually needs to come much more to the middle. >> i think he's already in the middle but i think he needs to make it much more explicit. i think the key thing he needs to do is persuade independents and people in the middle of the road that he's dead serious about the debt and paul ryan and mitt romney are not serious about the debt. >> you think the way to do that is by reembracing simpson/boels? >> yes, by saying that what i want to do is a grand compromise and get the democrats to agree to cut medicare and entitlements and get the republicans to agree to raise some revenues in taxes and trimming the defense and if we can all do that together, and the sunset of the bush tax cuts will help. whereas ryan wants to cut taxes and increase defense spending and not tackling medicare right now, but only tackling medicare in 20 years' time, and they won't balance the budget for 28 years according to the cbo, so obama needs to own tackling the debt, and he needs to say, we're go
. >> obama? >> obama to change the narrative. you think he actually needs to come much more to the middle. >> i think he's already in the middle but i think he needs to make it much more explicit. i think the key thing he needs to do is persuade independents and people in the middle of the road that he's dead serious about the debt and paul ryan and mitt romney are not serious about the debt. >> you think the way to do that is by reembracing simpson/boels? >> yes,...
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>> take barack obama's word for it. he sat in front of medicievev a said i'll be more flexible -- >> look at what romney has proposed, much tougher economic sanctions. much tougher line. also we have the obama administration that is consistently refusing to meet with netanyahu, undermining our relationship with israel, the bullwork of our policy in that region and obama has no relationship there. that's another way that i think a romney administration would be very different in that region and in our relationships with iran. you know, barack obama came in to office somehow implying he was going to have a suance with mahmoud ahmadinejad. focused on the guy with the crappy record that got us into the problems we're in, not the guy who is trying to point out that there's a guy in office who demonstrated weakness and failure. >> alex castell aanos, thank you very much. >>> this image, let's look. this is neil armstrong. there it is. on the moon. do you remember where you were? i do. i was with my dad in front of the tv. we
>> take barack obama's word for it. he sat in front of medicievev a said i'll be more flexible -- >> look at what romney has proposed, much tougher economic sanctions. much tougher line. also we have the obama administration that is consistently refusing to meet with netanyahu, undermining our relationship with israel, the bullwork of our policy in that region and obama has no relationship there. that's another way that i think a romney administration would be very different in that...
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mitt romney attacked obama's decision... said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? >>> giving the world an economic shot in the arm, boosting prospects for peace. a tall order, right? my next guest says it can be done by taking issue on one single issue. we're talking about boosting the well-being of women. she's been named one of for's magazine's five most powerful women. good to see you, valonne. when hillary clinton was first woman, you traveled by her side. you have a new title. ambassador at large for global women's issues. what is the most important challenge facing women and young girls. >> women and young girls are a big part of the solution to creating economic prospect, to bringing peace and security to reality, to a development of countries to be that much more possible. i think what the data shows is that investing in women and girls is about the most effective investment we can make. similarly we know women's econo
mitt romney attacked obama's decision... said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? >>> giving the world an economic shot in the arm, boosting prospects for peace. a tall order, right? my next guest says it can be done by taking issue on one single issue. we're talking about boosting the well-being of women. she's been named one of for's magazine's five most powerful women. good...
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president obama saying those troops should be home by the end of 2014. which would bring to an end america's longest war. believe me. i know. i went just as it was beginning in 2001. and have things ever changed. or have they? pentagon correspondent barbara starr joins us now. let's talk a little bit about the payoff to the surge mission. 30,000 troops in, 30,000 troops out. three years. much done? was it worth it? >>> according to the military, the pentagon, the obama administration, and many in the nato coalition, yes. what we're talking about right now, ashleigh, is eventually what actually wound up being 33,000. all of them now. all the extra u.s. troops that president obama sent in in 2010, mainly to southern afghanistan, the big taliban stronghold at the time, now back out of afghanistan. defense secretary leon panetta issued a statement last night about the end of the surge, in which he underscored what he says the successes are. he says, quote, the surge accomplished its objectives of reversing taliban momentum on the battlefield and dramatically
president obama saying those troops should be home by the end of 2014. which would bring to an end america's longest war. believe me. i know. i went just as it was beginning in 2001. and have things ever changed. or have they? pentagon correspondent barbara starr joins us now. let's talk a little bit about the payoff to the surge mission. 30,000 troops in, 30,000 troops out. three years. much done? was it worth it? >>> according to the military, the pentagon, the obama administration,...
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he supported president obama's actions to remove gadhafi. he's been critical of how the administration has handled the benghazi aftermath. we spoke earlier today. take a look. what do you make of the response by the administration in the early days of ambassador rice and now what they're saying now, they're now saying it was a terrorist attack. the president did use the word terror early on in the rose garden, but we heard from ambassador rice, who is saying link this to the video. what do you see as going on? >> i see a fundamental misunderstanding in the larger picture and then on the smaller picture. in the smaller picture they were either incredibly naive or willfully deceiving the american people. i don't know which. but to think an attack of this nature with heavy weapons, mortars, and a very sophisticated direct fire and indirect fire, that somehow that could be the result of a spontaneous demonstration is just impossible for me to understand. >> let me just throw in a third option, though, which supporters of the administration would
he supported president obama's actions to remove gadhafi. he's been critical of how the administration has handled the benghazi aftermath. we spoke earlier today. take a look. what do you make of the response by the administration in the early days of ambassador rice and now what they're saying now, they're now saying it was a terrorist attack. the president did use the word terror early on in the rose garden, but we heard from ambassador rice, who is saying link this to the video. what do you...
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obama said he deserves four more years. that message was drilled home by president clinton who electrified the base with his memorable words. >> president obama started with a much weaker economy than i did. listen to me now. no president, not me, not any ofpredecessors, no one could have fully repaired all the damage he found in just four years. now -- but he has he has laid the foundations for a new modern successful economy. of shared prosperity. if you will renew the president's contract, you will feel it. you will feel it. >> mitt romney and paul ryan are making their case. they're pressing the point hard. attacking mr. obama and his policies. >> we had an economic crisis in 2008. the problem i'm saying is president obama's so-called solutions didn't fix the problem, they've made it worse. so president for the last two years has not been offering solutions, he's been attacking the other party. for the first two years of his presidency, his entire party controlled all of government. he got to pass nearly every single it
obama said he deserves four more years. that message was drilled home by president clinton who electrified the base with his memorable words. >> president obama started with a much weaker economy than i did. listen to me now. no president, not me, not any ofpredecessors, no one could have fully repaired all the damage he found in just four years. now -- but he has he has laid the foundations for a new modern successful economy. of shared prosperity. if you will renew the president's...
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obama. i have seen that by raising the issue we can put that on the agenda in other countries and we have to do much more at home. the previous documentary turning oppression into opportunity world i'd. >> thank you very much. >> good to see you. >> in 41 days to go until the election. early voting begins next tuesday. listen to governor romney. >> a lot of people can talk. talk is cheap. you can be eloquent and describe the wonderful things you can do. but when you cut through the words you can look at the record. and you can see the jobs that america needs and you know it is time to choose a new leader and get a coach and get america growing again. >> the polls the new "new york times" cbs poll has president obama with a nine point lead. the 12 point lead over mitt romney romney. how bad is this for the romney campaign? he is a genius behind the 538 blog. welcome, you are a genius. you have an extraordinary grasp. with this book, the of just question to you, 41 day to go, who is going to w
obama. i have seen that by raising the issue we can put that on the agenda in other countries and we have to do much more at home. the previous documentary turning oppression into opportunity world i'd. >> thank you very much. >> good to see you. >> in 41 days to go until the election. early voting begins next tuesday. listen to governor romney. >> a lot of people can talk. talk is cheap. you can be eloquent and describe the wonderful things you can do. but when you cut...
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obama up five points. what is wrong there? >> nothing is wrong. it's called an election. >> well, that's -- some of these -- those are pretty good leads compared to what we have seen before. >> i don't know. those are the kinds of leads john kerry had on election day, and george bush became the president. you know? so those are -- those are margins that are well within striking distance for either candidate to be overconfident about who is going to win this election. in fact, whoever is overconfident about whoever is going to win this election is probably going to lose it. this is a darn close election. whoever expected what happened in the last week, week and a half with -- in this election. this is going to be an election about the economy. it's now becoming an election that's looking an awful lot like 1980 with jimmy carter style president in the white house. >> certainly, you would agree, certainly, that having american hostages held for 444 days is a little different from having a protest outside amer
obama up five points. what is wrong there? >> nothing is wrong. it's called an election. >> well, that's -- some of these -- those are pretty good leads compared to what we have seen before. >> i don't know. those are the kinds of leads john kerry had on election day, and george bush became the president. you know? so those are -- those are margins that are well within striking distance for either candidate to be overconfident about who is going to win this election. in fact,...
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obama-care doesn't make it less expensive. >> reporter: he wants obama-care gone, including the prescription drug benefit for seniors. but he does want to keep one of the most popular pieces of obama-care although he doesn't say exactly how his plan will work. >> we have to make sure people with pre-existing conditions can get insured and folk that get sick don't get dropped by their insurance company. >> reporter: romney and paul ryan plan to cap malpractice insurance. cut medicaid by $810 billion over the next ten years, give states more control over their medicaid funds and overall mediocri medicare. overhaul, people up to age 55 would get a voucher to purchase private insurance or they can stick with traditional medicare. >> this financial support system is designed to guarantee that seniors can always afford medicare coverage, no exception exceptions. >> those are some major differences between the candidates. perhaps the biggest split is over medicaid, not medicare, medicaid, what most people consider the safety net for america's poorest. let's bring in our chief medical correspondent
obama-care doesn't make it less expensive. >> reporter: he wants obama-care gone, including the prescription drug benefit for seniors. but he does want to keep one of the most popular pieces of obama-care although he doesn't say exactly how his plan will work. >> we have to make sure people with pre-existing conditions can get insured and folk that get sick don't get dropped by their insurance company. >> reporter: romney and paul ryan plan to cap malpractice insurance. cut...
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. >> we'll be right back with more of president obama's speech. ng. oscar likes tom's photos, but he loves the access to tom's personal information. oscar's an identity thief who used tom's personal info to buy new teeth and a new car, and stuck tom with the $57,000 bill. [tires squeal] now meet carl who works from the coffee shop and uses the free wi-fi. marie works from there too. she's an identity thief who used a small device to grab his wi-fi signal, then stole enough personal information to hijack and drain his bank accounts. every year, millions of americans learn all it may take to devastate your life is a little personal information in the wrong hands. this is identity theft and no one helps stop it better than lifelock. lifelock offers the most comprehensive identity theft protection, period. ordinary credit monitoring services may take 30 days to alert you. lifelock's 24/7 proactive protection would have alerted tom as soon as they noticed an attack within their network, before it was too late. and lifelock's bank account takeover alerts co
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>>> the obama campaign seizes the moment. and who are the 47% romney calls victims in that leaked tape? we're digging deeper. wolf blitzer's off today, i'm joe johns along with kate balduan. you're in "the situation room." >> the 99% of the national dialogue. now mitt romney has added a new number to the national dialogue, 47%. >> but unlike the populist protest movement, romney's figure is creating a huge backlash. his campaign is scrambling to defend his assessment of obama supporters as dependent victims with an entitlement mind-set. cnn national political correspondent jim acosta is traveling with the republican presidential nominee and has the latest. jim? >> reporter: mitt romney is sweating this news cycle. he's not showing is it. he was smiling on his campaign plane today, looking relaxed with his staff. romney is doing of all things, a couple of fund-raisers today. the same sort of setting where he fired off those controversial remarks that ended up being caught on tape. for mitt romney, it's pressure cooker time. th
>>> the obama campaign seizes the moment. and who are the 47% romney calls victims in that leaked tape? we're digging deeper. wolf blitzer's off today, i'm joe johns along with kate balduan. you're in "the situation room." >> the 99% of the national dialogue. now mitt romney has added a new number to the national dialogue, 47%. >> but unlike the populist protest movement, romney's figure is creating a huge backlash. his campaign is scrambling to defend his...
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obama. we had a very difficult moment in 2008. there were two wonderful, credible candidates fighting against each other. they came together and they are still together. bill clinton, once again, validated president obama who is someone who is up to the job and getting america back on track. >> they're probably not hanging out together having a beer after this. they've gone their separate ways. >> it depends on the recipe as you well know. >> carly fiorina? >> i agree. i think bill clinton is an incredibly skillful and fantastic storyteller. we heard a story in that clip that you played. his story was all the problems were caused by republicans for the last eight years. it was bill clinton that seened financial deregulation, democrats who sat and stood in opposition to reigning in fannie mae and freddie mac, which helped create the mortgage crisis. he told a great story. problem is he used some facts that helped him and ignored some facts that didn't help him. it was vintage clinton, great t
obama. we had a very difficult moment in 2008. there were two wonderful, credible candidates fighting against each other. they came together and they are still together. bill clinton, once again, validated president obama who is someone who is up to the job and getting america back on track. >> they're probably not hanging out together having a beer after this. they've gone their separate ways. >> it depends on the recipe as you well know. >> carly fiorina? >> i agree. i...
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in bangladesh protesters burned a box called coffin of obama. >> pakistan's prime minister seemingly giving his approval, calling it a national holiday to run the film. as people take to the streets in over 20 countries, not all of the protests have been violent or anti-american. in libya ten days after a consulate attack that left four americans, including ambassador chris stevens dead, hundreds of citizens showed their support for the u.s. by taking over the headquarters of a radical islamist group tied to that attack. arwa damon has more now from benghazi. >> reporter: the revolution began in benghazi and now it's starting once again in benghazi to evict these extremist militias. he was just telling us is that the people inside, they believe must have heard that the pro-democracy demonstrators were coming because by the time they arrived, they found no one. they were able to go in and take control. we are seeing the pro-democracy people of benghazi literally reclaiming their city from the extremist militias. there was an initial sense of euphoria, people saying that this is the re
in bangladesh protesters burned a box called coffin of obama. >> pakistan's prime minister seemingly giving his approval, calling it a national holiday to run the film. as people take to the streets in over 20 countries, not all of the protests have been violent or anti-american. in libya ten days after a consulate attack that left four americans, including ambassador chris stevens dead, hundreds of citizens showed their support for the u.s. by taking over the headquarters of a radical...
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now obama proposes to slow tuition grants by increasing state grants. yet he'd need congress to help fund that. >> i'm not going to promise free stuff that i know you're going to end up paying for. i want to give you a great job so you'll be able to pay it back yourself. [ applause ] >> reporter: mitt romney's plan to help students -- remove burdensome regulations and get the government out of the student loan business. romney says the flood of federal dollars just drives up tuition. molly corbett broad of the american council on education says the recession's heavy toll on state budgets is also a factor. >> when the state reduces its support, the only other place to turn for most colleges in the public sector is to increase tuition. >> reporter: either way, students like jackie feel left out in the cold. >> a lot of people who don't have students college n college or don't have kids my age think, like, you're wealthy enough to go to college, or you get financial aid from the government. it's not that simple. >> reporter: christine romans, cnn, new york
now obama proposes to slow tuition grants by increasing state grants. yet he'd need congress to help fund that. >> i'm not going to promise free stuff that i know you're going to end up paying for. i want to give you a great job so you'll be able to pay it back yourself. [ applause ] >> reporter: mitt romney's plan to help students -- remove burdensome regulations and get the government out of the student loan business. romney says the flood of federal dollars just drives up...
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obama said. we now hear from mitt romney campaigning in ohio right after this break. [ male announcer ] citi turns 200 this year. in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years, we've been helping ideas move from ambition to achievement. and the next great idea could be yours. ♪ >>> we just heard from president obama in the buckeye state. now mitt romney speaking live at a campaign stop in toledo, ohio. let's listen in. >> i believe in free people pursuing their dreams. i believe in freedom. [ cheers ] >> now, of course, government has a role. we have people that are hurting. we have people who are disabled and people who are poor. they need our help. and they receive our help. we're a charitable people. no nation on earth is as charitable as the people of the united states of america. and so we're going to help th
obama said. we now hear from mitt romney campaigning in ohio right after this break. [ male announcer ] citi turns 200 this year. in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years, we've been helping ideas move from ambition to achievement. and the next great idea could be yours. ♪ >>> we just heard from...
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the obama campaign response was this. we are shocked at a time when the united states of america is confronting the tragic death of one of our diplomatic officers in libya, governor romney would choose to launch a political attack. speaker gingrich, is this really time for politics here? >> well, first of all, if you do time lines. governor romney issued that statement before we knew the american ambassador was killed. >> that's correct. absolutely. absolutely. >> so you can be shocked that the obama campaign was twisting the facts. >> how was the obama campaign twisting the facts? >> they were suggesting he was issuing a statement at a time when the ambassador had been killed when it was clear governor romney didn't know he had been killed when heish issued the statement. >> we knew of a death. >> we had an opportunity yesterday to teach the muslim world about freedom. to say you know, it's true, some people in the united states might make a film that's totally whacked out. i'm a christian. i've spent all my lifetime bei
the obama campaign response was this. we are shocked at a time when the united states of america is confronting the tragic death of one of our diplomatic officers in libya, governor romney would choose to launch a political attack. speaker gingrich, is this really time for politics here? >> well, first of all, if you do time lines. governor romney issued that statement before we knew the american ambassador was killed. >> that's correct. absolutely. absolutely. >> so you can...
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michelle obama. her job, reach out to women voters of both parties. cnn's edlavendera has a closer look. but, first, dana bash, what are the main priorities that democrats will be pushing tonight? >> reporter: well, democratic officials say the main priority is to remind people that this just isn't just about whether or not they should fire or hire again president obama. it's that it's going to be a choice. and this is really if you talk to any strategist of any party kind of the way you run an incumbent's re-election campaign. that it is a choice between the president and mitt romney. so they'll try to what they say is crystallize that choice between the two men. and they're also going to try to emphasize the fact that as president obama has been doing for months that they believe that the democratic party is the party for the middle class. and also talk about, they say, the accomplishments that they feel that the president hasn't gotten enough credit for, bailing out the auto industry. they believe
michelle obama. her job, reach out to women voters of both parties. cnn's edlavendera has a closer look. but, first, dana bash, what are the main priorities that democrats will be pushing tonight? >> reporter: well, democratic officials say the main priority is to remind people that this just isn't just about whether or not they should fire or hire again president obama. it's that it's going to be a choice. and this is really if you talk to any strategist of any party kind of the way you...
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president obama, secretary of state clinton and leon panetta will all be there. special coverage begins right now with don lemon. >> thank you very much, suzanne. that is where we're going to begin at this moment. that ceremony is beginning to take place. at this moment, an arrival that all americans would rather not have to happen. the bodies of four of our own coming home right now. the americans killed in an attack on the u.s. consulate in libya now at joint base andrews in maryland. the libyan government now says it believes the americans were targets of a plot to divide libya from the united states. and now america mourns for these men. christopher stevens, first ambassador killed in the line of duty in 33 years. he helped to liberate libya last year. tyrone woods, a father of three who spent more than 20 years as a navy s.e.a.l. glen doherty, a former navy s.e.a.l., who was active in a group fighting to keep religious tolerance inside the military. and sean smith, a ten-year veteran of the foreign service management office and a father of two. the men were
president obama, secretary of state clinton and leon panetta will all be there. special coverage begins right now with don lemon. >> thank you very much, suzanne. that is where we're going to begin at this moment. that ceremony is beginning to take place. at this moment, an arrival that all americans would rather not have to happen. the bodies of four of our own coming home right now. the americans killed in an attack on the u.s. consulate in libya now at joint base andrews in maryland....
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obama 54%, romney 42%. but, candy, 4%, unless there's a crisis, usually foreign policy is not on the minds of a lot of americans. >> right. and the question is how will we view this through the prism of november? when it was one thing when osama bin laden was out there and there was this, you know, is the bush administration going to get him when john kerry was running against george bush. the question is, does it have resonance come november with that 4%? because we keep seeing close polls. perhaps it could. but i think the larger question here is in listening to president obama was almost like listening to hillary clinton four years ago when she kept saying, well, you know what i know from having done this et cetera, et cetera. it does not seem to me that americans unless they feel a real threat to u.s. homeland that they vote on the basis of foreign policy alone. >> except, i remember and you do too, all of us remember 1980. jimmy carter, the incumbent president lost 444 days, americans held hostage in i
obama 54%, romney 42%. but, candy, 4%, unless there's a crisis, usually foreign policy is not on the minds of a lot of americans. >> right. and the question is how will we view this through the prism of november? when it was one thing when osama bin laden was out there and there was this, you know, is the bush administration going to get him when john kerry was running against george bush. the question is, does it have resonance come november with that 4%? because we keep seeing close...
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obama. >>> as for security at u.s. embassies, a senior u.s. official is now telling cnn and i'm quoting "we are in a full court press." the official says security's in place at every single post in the middle east. and anywhere there's a chance of demonstrations. our foreign affairs reporter, elise labott, has been looking into this part of the story for us. elise, very worrisome. what's the latest as far as protecting american diplomats around the region? >> well, there's been a lot of talk, wolf, about protecting american diplomats and american facilities. in addition to making sure that the u.s. has all personnel it needs and working with the host governments in terms of providing extra security, extra barriers, things like that at the embassy. they're also very concerned about u.s. americans around the world. and what the americans can do, they're urging all americans, wolf, to -- that are in the region, to log on to the state department website. they have a lot of travel information. th
obama. >>> as for security at u.s. embassies, a senior u.s. official is now telling cnn and i'm quoting "we are in a full court press." the official says security's in place at every single post in the middle east. and anywhere there's a chance of demonstrations. our foreign affairs reporter, elise labott, has been looking into this part of the story for us. elise, very worrisome. what's the latest as far as protecting american diplomats around the region? >> well,...
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the president's wife, michelle obama, and of course bill clinton who the democratic party and the obama campaign in particular are turning towards big time now to try to be kind of a validator for what democrats can do with the economy because, remember, the economy was in great shape when he left office. >> that one little no will be tough to recover. dana bash live for us, thank you very much. >>> and here is a look at some of the key speakers who will take the podium at the convention tomorrow. first lady michelle obama will address the opening night of the gathering. on wednesday former president bill clinton will give the nominating address. and, of course, president obama delivers his acceptance speech. cnn coverage begins tomorrow at noon with wolf blitzer. submit your questions and get answers in real time live chat. logis on to cnn.com/roundtable to participate. >>> it's an election year which means the truth probably lies somewhere are in between the partisan talking points. let's talk some numbers. business correspondent christine romans joins us now. you did a little fact ch
the president's wife, michelle obama, and of course bill clinton who the democratic party and the obama campaign in particular are turning towards big time now to try to be kind of a validator for what democrats can do with the economy because, remember, the economy was in great shape when he left office. >> that one little no will be tough to recover. dana bash live for us, thank you very much. >>> and here is a look at some of the key speakers who will take the podium at the...
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does this help barack obama? >> it's very hard to say because there's a real debate right now about monetary policy. it's actually the most exciting debate that most americans have never heard of. you recently have this guy called michael woodford, a really important monetary economist, who's come out and said we need the fed to engage in demand management and we need clear signals for the fed over the long term. so having a burst of qe here or there isn't really going to do it. we need a long-term commitment that the fed is going to send clear signals that as long as the economy is really weak we're going to take action. the problem is you still have a lot of folks, particularly hard money poppopulists. who are saying this is dangerous, this is too much discretion. >> right, they don't like it. >> exactly. you have some conservatives who disagree. so this is a really open question it and my own view is that we really need monetary stimulus. does it help the president? probably not. if it's this random grab bag.
does this help barack obama? >> it's very hard to say because there's a real debate right now about monetary policy. it's actually the most exciting debate that most americans have never heard of. you recently have this guy called michael woodford, a really important monetary economist, who's come out and said we need the fed to engage in demand management and we need clear signals for the fed over the long term. so having a burst of qe here or there isn't really going to do it. we need a...
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do you want to see him go harder at barack obama? >> well, i have to think that it's been a pretty rough period because everything he says, they attack him and i think he's going to have to get very tough and frankly, he's got to fight fire with fire. they're blaming him for egypt, okay? this is a beauty. they blamed him the other day for egypt. now, egypt's blowing up with a horrible foreign policy that we had, and they actually put the blame on mitt romney. i said what did he have to do with egypt? it really is, it's a nasty campaign and honestly, mitt is going to have to be both very smart, which he is, and very nasty, which frankly, he's not. and he's got to get that way because they are coming at him with all barrels loaded and he's going to have to get that way and very quickly, in my opinion. when i see what happened with, as an example, the memo or the statement he made having to do with libya, and having to do with other things, having to do with egypt, and he's getting blamed for all this, it's incredible. he has nothing to
do you want to see him go harder at barack obama? >> well, i have to think that it's been a pretty rough period because everything he says, they attack him and i think he's going to have to get very tough and frankly, he's got to fight fire with fire. they're blaming him for egypt, okay? this is a beauty. they blamed him the other day for egypt. now, egypt's blowing up with a horrible foreign policy that we had, and they actually put the blame on mitt romney. i said what did he have to do...
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now, has obama fixed it? no. he has not. but is mitt romney the answer? going back to the old republican ways that caused it in the first place? americans have very short attention spans. they usually can only remember about a year ago. they need to remember about four, five, six years ago of who caused this. [ applause ] >> let's go to our first audience member question. derek, you have a question. on the basis of rumors still flying around, the gentleman may run for office in 2016, what is your question? >> well, first, governor, how are you doing? >> good. >> i'd like to thank you for having the guts to serve in our armed forces. i think a lot of politicians and so-called statesmen ought to take a page out of your book. >> well, it's not a requirement. let's be fair. it's not a requirement to serve in the military, to be the commander in chief because he's a civilian. maybe it's good for a little of experience having done it, but it is not a requirement. the constitution doesn't say you have to. >> anyway, we're not here to call you a hero. >> governor
now, has obama fixed it? no. he has not. but is mitt romney the answer? going back to the old republican ways that caused it in the first place? americans have very short attention spans. they usually can only remember about a year ago. they need to remember about four, five, six years ago of who caused this. [ applause ] >> let's go to our first audience member question. derek, you have a question. on the basis of rumors still flying around, the gentleman may run for office in 2016, what...
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the signature financial reform of president obama's first term. it set up the consumer financial protection bureau to write new rules to prevent fraud and unfair lending practices. it aims to put an end too big to fail, monitoring threats and stopping another financial crisis. sarbanes oxley a response to a different crisis, enron accounting scandal, law set up stricter accounting rules of companies of all sizes. critics say it drives up costs for smaller businesses and restricts growth. mitt romney said this spring he wants to repeal sarbanes-oxley but since then he said he just wants to amend it. on the other hand romney wants to completely get rid of dodd/frank. he said he'd replace it with something called a streamline modern regulatory framework. what does this all mean to you, small businesses, big banks? we spoke to one banker in new york to who lens to small business and says, romney, obama, it's all the same. >> there's a lot of agreement between the two sides. it's just a question if we believe that if you don't bring back business by le
the signature financial reform of president obama's first term. it set up the consumer financial protection bureau to write new rules to prevent fraud and unfair lending practices. it aims to put an end too big to fail, monitoring threats and stopping another financial crisis. sarbanes oxley a response to a different crisis, enron accounting scandal, law set up stricter accounting rules of companies of all sizes. critics say it drives up costs for smaller businesses and restricts growth. mitt...
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mitt romney attacked obama's decision... said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? his morning starts with arthritis pain. and two pills. afternoon's overhaul starts with more pain. more pills. triple checking hydraulics. the evening brings more pain. so, back to more pills. almost done, when... hang on. stan's doctor recommended aleve. it can keep pain away all day with fewer pills than tylenol. this is rudy. who switched to aleve. and two pills for a day free of pain. ♪ and get the all day pain relief of aleve in liquid gels. >>> all the world knows that one of amadinejad's targets is israel. war of words between amadinejad and benjamin netanyahu has been at a fever pitch lately with prime minister netanyahu warning that if the international community, you can read united states, doesn't do more to stop iran's suspected attempt to produce nuclear weapons, well, israel will be forced to act unilaterally. but the critics, inc
mitt romney attacked obama's decision... said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take on the cheaters... when he's taking their side? his morning starts with arthritis pain. and two pills. afternoon's overhaul starts with more pain. more pills. triple checking hydraulics. the evening brings more pain. so, back to more pills. almost done, when... hang on. stan's doctor recommended aleve. it can keep pain away all day with fewer pills than...
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barack obama does this all the time. in this campaign we are going to call him on it. [ cheers and applause ] the president is given to lectures on all that we owe to government, as if anyone who oppose his reckless expansion of federal power of capable of ingratitude. he treats free enterprise as little more than revenue support for government. he uses government as the allocator of opportunity. well, the results are in for that too. here we are, four years of economic stewardship under these self-proclaimed advocates of the poor and what do they have to show for it? more people in poverty. lesser upper mobility wherever you look. after four years of dividing people up with the bogus rhetoric of class warfare just about every segment of society is worse off. to see all this played out in any country would be bad enough. to see it becoming the daily experience of life in the united states is utterly contrary to everything we are entitled to expect. mitt romney knows that this country and all the millions who are awaiting
barack obama does this all the time. in this campaign we are going to call him on it. [ cheers and applause ] the president is given to lectures on all that we owe to government, as if anyone who oppose his reckless expansion of federal power of capable of ingratitude. he treats free enterprise as little more than revenue support for government. he uses government as the allocator of opportunity. well, the results are in for that too. here we are, four years of economic stewardship under these...
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only 44% in favor of obama in his birth state. if romney doesn't find that troubling, they may find the wisconsin poll also troubling. the marquette law shows that in the state of his running mate paul ryan, 54% would favor romney. that's got to -- i mean, i almost feel like there had to be a holding of breath in the romney campaign with these numbers. >> yeah, i think romney's in deep trouble in michigan and wisconsin. we'll see if paul ryan can really help him in wisconsin. neither campaign, neither the romney campaign nor the obama campaign directly are spending a lot of money -- they're not spending a lot of money in either state. i think they both sense that wisconsin and michigan will probably go democratic this time. so the super packs are spending money in michigan and wisconsin. the pro-republican super packs. i think the romney campaign, they're spending some money in wisconsin, though not a whole lot. but michigan, given the president's ability to save the auto industry, gm, chrysler in particular, it looks like michiga
only 44% in favor of obama in his birth state. if romney doesn't find that troubling, they may find the wisconsin poll also troubling. the marquette law shows that in the state of his running mate paul ryan, 54% would favor romney. that's got to -- i mean, i almost feel like there had to be a holding of breath in the romney campaign with these numbers. >> yeah, i think romney's in deep trouble in michigan and wisconsin. we'll see if paul ryan can really help him in wisconsin. neither...
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basically, president obama, i think, misspoke a little bit. because basically what you heard secretary of the state department spokesman victoria knewen say yesterday, egypt is what they call a non-nato ally. a major non-nato ally. that means that the u.s. doesn't have any treaties with egypt, per se, but does consider egypt a major ally in terms of a very strategic partnership with this country. so even jay carney who yesterday, this white house press secretary, who said we don't have any treaties with egypt, in april he called egypt an important ally. what president obama was trying to do here is send a message to egypt's president mohamed mursi that, listen, we give you a lot of aid. we're talking about $30 billion or more in u.s. aid to egypt every year, and that aid is not guaranteed if you're not going to if you're not going to condemn this violence that's taking place at the embassy and also protect our diplomatic facilities. the thing is, though, is that the u.s. is not necessarily allies with the government. that's why the u.s. was wi
basically, president obama, i think, misspoke a little bit. because basically what you heard secretary of the state department spokesman victoria knewen say yesterday, egypt is what they call a non-nato ally. a major non-nato ally. that means that the u.s. doesn't have any treaties with egypt, per se, but does consider egypt a major ally in terms of a very strategic partnership with this country. so even jay carney who yesterday, this white house press secretary, who said we don't have any...
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president obama was at the pentagon this morning. about an hour ago he laid a wreath for those killed when an airliner slammed into the pentagon. fran townsend is cnn's national security contributor and a member of the cia and homeland security external advisory boards. she joins me now. hi, fran. >> hi, carol. >> so what are your memories of that? and what do you think that we have learned? >> well, carol, look, i think like many americans, i had the television on that morning, and actually saws second plane slam into the world trade center. so, this day will never be the same. and, in fact, this morning coming to work i was looking at people walking to work just as they did on that day, it's a cool, you know, the air is cool, the sun is bright, the sky is clear. it's very reminiscent of that day. and i really think we've got to remember that for thousands of our fellow citizens, this day was a tragedy and their lives have been changed forever. and frankly the life of the nation. we are stronger. we are better. we have done a lot of
president obama was at the pentagon this morning. about an hour ago he laid a wreath for those killed when an airliner slammed into the pentagon. fran townsend is cnn's national security contributor and a member of the cia and homeland security external advisory boards. she joins me now. hi, fran. >> hi, carol. >> so what are your memories of that? and what do you think that we have learned? >> well, carol, look, i think like many americans, i had the television on that...
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now for a look at obama's plan. as part of $500 billion in spending cuts, president obama says he wants to get rid of older ships and delay buying new ones. he also proposes cutting the army by some 66,000 and reducing the marine corps by another 20,000. obama envisions continuing use of small special forces teams and unmanned drones. a signature weapon of the last decade. but romney surrogate and former d.o.d. comptroller says not so fast. >> there's no objection, no ideological objection at all to having drones, unmanned aerial vehicles, unmanned sub surface vehicles, all kinds of unmanned vehicles. the issue is to what extent do you rely almost exclusively on drones and on special force sns. >> reporter: for president obama secret cia drone attacks against militants in pakistan and yemen have had results without risking putting u.s. troops on the ground. he told cnn's jessica yellin. >> it has to be a situation in which we can't capture the individual before they move forward on some sort of operational plot agai
now for a look at obama's plan. as part of $500 billion in spending cuts, president obama says he wants to get rid of older ships and delay buying new ones. he also proposes cutting the army by some 66,000 and reducing the marine corps by another 20,000. obama envisions continuing use of small special forces teams and unmanned drones. a signature weapon of the last decade. but romney surrogate and former d.o.d. comptroller says not so fast. >> there's no objection, no ideological...
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now, for a look at obama's plan. as part of $500 billion in spending cuts, president obama says he wants to get rid of older ships and to delay buying new ones. he proposes by cutting the army by some 66,000 and reducing the marine corps by another 20,000. obama envisions continuing use of small special forces teams and unmanned drones, a signature weapon of the last decade. but romney surrogate and former d.o.d. comptroller doug zanheim says there is no evidence that it will work. >> there is no information that manned and unmanned drones are effective when used exclusively. >> reporter: the use of them gains militants in pakistan and yemen have had results without putting u.s. troops on the ground. he told cnn's jessica yellin. >> it has to be a situation in which we can't capture the individual before they move forward on some sort of operational plot against the united states. >> i don't think that whether obama or romney wins, we will see this technology go away or see any greater minimized use of it because of
now, for a look at obama's plan. as part of $500 billion in spending cuts, president obama says he wants to get rid of older ships and to delay buying new ones. he proposes by cutting the army by some 66,000 and reducing the marine corps by another 20,000. obama envisions continuing use of small special forces teams and unmanned drones, a signature weapon of the last decade. but romney surrogate and former d.o.d. comptroller doug zanheim says there is no evidence that it will work. >>...
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advantage obama. today, mitt's slips. >> i know i am not getting 100% of the vote and my campaign will focus on those people we think we can bring in to support me. >> adding up romney's 47% program with lindsey graham and democratic senator dick durbin. >>> and the deadly attacks on americans in libya. it is apparently not what we thought. the latest from house intelligence committee chairman mike rogers. >>> and who are those people anyway? i'm candy crowley. and this is "state of the union." >>> as mitt romney struggled to regain footing after his 47% victim remark, the president was contemplating his first four years and a slight change to the hope and change theme. >> you can't change washington from the inside. you can only change it from the outside. that's how i got elected. we are at that point on the campaign where everything becomes fodder on the stump. >> the president threw in the white flag of surrender again. he said he can't change washington from the inside. he can only change it from
advantage obama. today, mitt's slips. >> i know i am not getting 100% of the vote and my campaign will focus on those people we think we can bring in to support me. >> adding up romney's 47% program with lindsey graham and democratic senator dick durbin. >>> and the deadly attacks on americans in libya. it is apparently not what we thought. the latest from house intelligence committee chairman mike rogers. >>> and who are those people anyway? i'm candy crowley. and...
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i'm voting for obama. i can't believe mitt romney could win this election but i'm also in the state of mind that that would just been so appalling to me. i can't believe that it could be true. >> he's been working the "you don't understand me" ticket. he went on kelly and michael. let's have a look at this. >> honey booboo or snooki? >> do you know who either of these two -- >> i'm kind of a snooki fan. >> has a baby now. >> look how tiny she's gotten. she's lost weight and she's energetic. just her spark plug personality. >> he's never heard of of snooki or honey booboo. >> of course. that's what he's watching at night, back-to-back. they say every election is a crucial election. i'm not of that -- i think that's -- yes, it's crucial but clearly in four years, obviously a lot can't get done in four years anyway so even if worse came to worse and we had this guy for four years, would any of the things he said he would do actually happen? i doubt it. i doubt it would be that easily affected. i think you do
i'm voting for obama. i can't believe mitt romney could win this election but i'm also in the state of mind that that would just been so appalling to me. i can't believe that it could be true. >> he's been working the "you don't understand me" ticket. he went on kelly and michael. let's have a look at this. >> honey booboo or snooki? >> do you know who either of these two -- >> i'm kind of a snooki fan. >> has a baby now. >> look how tiny she's...
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among likely voters, obama 49, romney 48. among registered voters, in "the washington post" poll, the abc/"washington post" poll 50 for obama, 44 for romney. so you see i think it's clear he did get a little bounce, but these things can change and there's three huge presidential debates beginning october 3rd coming up. those will be really significant. >> it's fascinating to see those numbers and how they differ. especially when you showed me the registered voters. that was a pretty remarkable difference in the abc poll. here's another thing i wanted you to weigh in on. i just spoke to two sides of the chicago teachers strike and clearly they are at logger heads even though the president of the school board seems to think that they're close. they're speaking a different language about the very same thing. so with regard to that it's not just a chicago story. you've got the mayor of chicago doing something that makes me feel on alice in wonderland he's speaking to the unions in a tough manner that does not sound at all like th
among likely voters, obama 49, romney 48. among registered voters, in "the washington post" poll, the abc/"washington post" poll 50 for obama, 44 for romney. so you see i think it's clear he did get a little bounce, but these things can change and there's three huge presidential debates beginning october 3rd coming up. those will be really significant. >> it's fascinating to see those numbers and how they differ. especially when you showed me the registered voters....
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then he turned to the president obama and the economy and went right after mr. obama on the small business policies. >> small business has been crushed under the last three and a half years. we are at a 30-year low of small business start-ups in america. two thirds of the jobs by small business. the president wants to raise taxes on a million of them. i don't want to raise taxes. i want to keep taxes down. regulation. look, regulations, big companies can deal with. small companies get crushed by regulation. we have to ease the burden on small business. i want higher wages and more takehome pay for the american people. i don't want people getting crushed by lower takehome pay. >> meanwhile, president obama is campaigning in colorado today and the importance of that swing state is clearly not lost on him. the president has visited the state three times in three weeks. he held rallies in fort collins and boulder earlier this month and today he's in golden, hoping to shore up his vote in suburbs west of denver. like mitt romney, he also mentioned the violence in lib
then he turned to the president obama and the economy and went right after mr. obama on the small business policies. >> small business has been crushed under the last three and a half years. we are at a 30-year low of small business start-ups in america. two thirds of the jobs by small business. the president wants to raise taxes on a million of them. i don't want to raise taxes. i want to keep taxes down. regulation. look, regulations, big companies can deal with. small companies get...
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president obama wants to take us in the right direction. he wants to stop teachers from being laid off. he wants to take advantage of a moment with 2% interest rates, less than 2% interest rates, with construction unemployment in excess of 15% to fix the nation's schools, to build the nation's infrastructure. he wants to support the federal reserve in keeping interest rates down, not try to undermine the independence of the federal reserve. he wants to facilitate for all the people who can meet their obligations, bringing down the mortgage rates by making available refinancing. candidate romney has resisted that. and president obama wants to maintain low taxes for people who are about to spend the money and inject it back into the economy, and governor romney wants to go in the opposite direction. i think if there's a clear mandate in this election for the approach we're taking, that there will be a recognition in congress of the need to take further steps, and president obama has shown with the last year, with the measures he's taken with
president obama wants to take us in the right direction. he wants to stop teachers from being laid off. he wants to take advantage of a moment with 2% interest rates, less than 2% interest rates, with construction unemployment in excess of 15% to fix the nation's schools, to build the nation's infrastructure. he wants to support the federal reserve in keeping interest rates down, not try to undermine the independence of the federal reserve. he wants to facilitate for all the people who can meet...
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president obama hasn't done that. if you walk around into the buildings here in washington where you have economic staff like at the treasury, they're all idle. people say he's this policy wonk, but he never gets that engaged in policy. we've never had a point where the white house has said here ate bill that i've negotiated with paul ryan and the republicans. we've written it up at the treasury and now i'll pass it through congress and no cherry picking, gentlemen. he's never done that. he's delegated the construction to people up on the hill and that hasn't worked because congress is broken. >> i keep bringing up what the economist, a generally conservative publication said about mitt romney's 59-point economic plan. he said it reads like "fifty shades of grey" without the sex. paul ryan has a more detailed economic plan and bob reich and some of our studies indicate that it could end up costing jobs rather than creating the 12 million jobs over four years they think you were party to writing. >> yea. i don't see ho
president obama hasn't done that. if you walk around into the buildings here in washington where you have economic staff like at the treasury, they're all idle. people say he's this policy wonk, but he never gets that engaged in policy. we've never had a point where the white house has said here ate bill that i've negotiated with paul ryan and the republicans. we've written it up at the treasury and now i'll pass it through congress and no cherry picking, gentlemen. he's never done that. he's...
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obama on iran and try to make the case that obama is weak on iran, so it is useful for him on a number of levels. >> all right. jill, wouldn't you love to be a fly on the wall or listening in on either one of those phone conversations today. if you get a heads up or read-out, please let us know. thanks, jill. >> nearly 100 people were killed in syria today. we're talking about today during attacks between the government troops and rebel fighters. >> most of those people died here fighting in the city of aleppo. you see those images there. it is the same day that secretary of state hillary clinton is there. they're dedicate to ending the syrian civil war and helping the people whose lives have been ruined. earlier this week more than 340 people were killed in a single day of fighting in syria. now, government forces are also reportedly shelling parts of damascus and holmes as well. well, u.s. intelligence is now showing us that syria has moved chemical weapons for security reasons. defense secretary leon panetta characterized it as limited movement and believed the stockpiles were secur
obama on iran and try to make the case that obama is weak on iran, so it is useful for him on a number of levels. >> all right. jill, wouldn't you love to be a fly on the wall or listening in on either one of those phone conversations today. if you get a heads up or read-out, please let us know. thanks, jill. >> nearly 100 people were killed in syria today. we're talking about today during attacks between the government troops and rebel fighters. >> most of those people died...
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this is an uphill fight for the obama campaign historically, isn't it? >> it really is an uphill fight. the argument they're making it is things would be much better if the republicans weren't standing in the way and you hear this from the president and top aides. they point to the fact that the president submitted his jobs bill, yet it sits there in congress, they haven't moved on it yet. he said if they passed this jobs bill, a million more jobs would be created. i go back to the trend line they are pointing to. they say the economy is adding jobs so they're not subtracting at all. the jobs are not being added the way that some of the economists had expected that there would be bigger numbers, but they point to the fact that jobs are being added, not subtracted and that's the message they're telling the voters out there. >> we'll see who voters believe. dan, jim, john, thanks. other stories building tonight. susan hendricks joins us. >> anderson, no end to the ongoing violence in syria. opponents to the assad reng eem say security forces killed at leas
this is an uphill fight for the obama campaign historically, isn't it? >> it really is an uphill fight. the argument they're making it is things would be much better if the republicans weren't standing in the way and you hear this from the president and top aides. they point to the fact that the president submitted his jobs bill, yet it sits there in congress, they haven't moved on it yet. he said if they passed this jobs bill, a million more jobs would be created. i go back to the trend...
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no more obama! no more obama! >> -- rage exploded across the country. >> this is a vehicle to take us down a path of total socialism and totalitarianism. >> when it came to explaining health care, the president seemed to play the role of professor in chief. >> he seems to lack that emotional bit when he's talking about the politics. he's very wonkish. which surprises people. because on the campaign trail, he seemed to be a different person. >> in a final blow, a crucial democratic seat passed into republican hands. >> ted kennedy's seat in the u.s. senate, which he had occupied for 46 years till his death last year, has been won by a republican. >> the president had lost the votes he needed to pass health care reform. his staff told him to scale back the bill or pause and return to it later. >> one of his senior advisers said to him, you know, mr. president, unless you're feeling lucky, i just don't think this is going to happen. >> i was making a joke to him. i said, look, my name's barack obama an
no more obama! no more obama! >> -- rage exploded across the country. >> this is a vehicle to take us down a path of total socialism and totalitarianism. >> when it came to explaining health care, the president seemed to play the role of professor in chief. >> he seems to lack that emotional bit when he's talking about the politics. he's very wonkish. which surprises people. because on the campaign trail, he seemed to be a different person. >> in a final blow, a...
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that president obama is focusing on. it is tax cuts, and the republicans who say that's what will turn the u.s. economy around. out on the stump, the president continues to hammer his opponents on their plan. >> they want your vote, but they don't want to show you their plan. that's because all they've got to offer is the same prescriptions that they've had for the last 30 years. tax cuts, tax cuts, cut some regulations -- oh, and more tax cuts. tax cuts when times are good, tax cuts when times are bad. tax cuts to help you lose a few extra pounds. [ laughter ] >> tax cuts to improve your love life. it will cure anything, according to them. >> priorities usa, an independent group supporting obama, has taken the message directly to voters in an ad that says tax proposals from the romney/ryan team would hurt the middle-class. middle cl the ads will run in six battleground states. you can get a look at the two men vowing to household the country's future in their hands beginning tonight at 8:00 when cnn profiles romney reve
that president obama is focusing on. it is tax cuts, and the republicans who say that's what will turn the u.s. economy around. out on the stump, the president continues to hammer his opponents on their plan. >> they want your vote, but they don't want to show you their plan. that's because all they've got to offer is the same prescriptions that they've had for the last 30 years. tax cuts, tax cuts, cut some regulations -- oh, and more tax cuts. tax cuts when times are good, tax cuts when...
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president obama ran on this issue four years ago. hard to imagine that four years ago he ran on a platform of eradicating poverty in this country. he ran four years on a platform of increasing the minimum wage to $9.50 an hour. they didn't get serious about this. the minimum wage ought to be increased. number two, they ought to be prioritizing women and children. there's a reason why women and children are falling faster into poverty than anybody else. they ought to be prioritizing the prison industrial complex and what michelle alexander calls the new jim crow. we in the media are guilty of covering the horse race that we never cover the real issues. we have had people on this tour, friends of mine in the media, said i'd love to get you on, but we have to cover the race between obama and romney. we don't have time to talk about an issue like poverty. >> who said what and all of that when the real issues are being ignored. it's in the middle of her book right now. it's an excellent book. so dr. west, i'm going to ask you the same thi
president obama ran on this issue four years ago. hard to imagine that four years ago he ran on a platform of eradicating poverty in this country. he ran four years on a platform of increasing the minimum wage to $9.50 an hour. they didn't get serious about this. the minimum wage ought to be increased. number two, they ought to be prioritizing women and children. there's a reason why women and children are falling faster into poverty than anybody else. they ought to be prioritizing the prison...